by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Leadership
Ed note: The following is an excerpt from our newest resource release about the power of restorative practices in schools. In schools around the world, a remarkable shift is happening. Where once the rule was to employ punitive measures to settle conflicts, we are now...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Everybody loves stories, no matter if we are hearing them or telling them. Exploring digital storytelling in your classroom connects students to an age-old practice in an entirely modern way. Below are 6 different reasons digital storytelling is an activity worth...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
When we ask anyone what skills students need most to succeed in the future, the most common answer is that learners must be exceptional problem solvers. The Solution Fluency process is one for not only problem solving, but also living. Since it provides skills that...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Leadership
Our kids have great potential to be leaders. Even in younger years, they can take real-world skills and make them relevant to their lives. Their learning becomes something they use to one day make the world and those around them better. They are, more often than not,...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Student Engagement
As schools evolve, educators continue looking at ways to ensure learners have memorable educational experiences. The act of practicing kindness figures prominently in these considerations, and with good reason. More and more, modern education realizes our students’...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Assessment
How do we begin encouraging the best self-assessment practices for benefitting our learners? Perhaps we’re beginning with the wrong question. Instead, we should begin by looking at the common perceptions around the idea. From there, hopefully we’ll...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
As Global Digital Citizens, your students learn to work towards what we call “being global and being great.” It means caring for themselves and for others in all online and offline environments. In addition, it’s about showing respect and responsibility for...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Student Engagement
Real learning happens when learning “sticks.” Employing solid learning retention activities with your learners means using tools you can call on anytime to help students remember learning. The learning retention activities offered in the TeachThought article 15...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Classroom Management
Reflective learning is something that takes time and that demands thought and effort. Obviously, we don’t always get a chance to internalize experience and skills acquired and put our puzzle pieces together. In other words, we often don’t get to reflect and ask...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
One of the Essential Fluencies of learning, Collaboration Fluency, is the essence of the modern classroom and the modern workforce. Building collaborative student groups in the best ways is something you and your learners can benefit from together. It’s about much...
